There can be a tendency for us to neglect or minimise the impact of our physical state on our mental health. This could be through joking that someone is ‘hangry,’ saying we are ‘just tired’ when emotional, or alluding to it being ‘that time of the month.’ Yet hunger, fatigue, pain and hormones can all have an impact on our mood, thoughts and coping, thus why we can refer to these factors as ‘biological vulnerabilities to emotion.’ This term is a fancy way of saying that if we’re hungry, in pain, fatigued or hormonal that our emotions can feel amplified, making it difficult for us to cope. Read on to learn about the physical health states that can impact our capacity to handle difficult feelings, as well as tips on how to manage this.